If you follow our blog, you already know that there have been a number of significant developments in the world of advertising law over the past 12 months. In this post, we highlight ten of those developments and consider...more
A few months ago when sun-seeking consumers were eagerly anticipating the start of summer, we wrote about a consumer false advertising case involving Beiersdorf’s Coppertone sunscreen brand. In that case, plaintiff Tonya...more
Welcome to the 2023 inaugural issue of our newsletter, where we explore litigation and regulatory trends and developments from around the food, dietary supplement, and personal care industries. Like most everybody else,...more
Anyone who has strolled the supermarket alcohol aisle in recent months may fairly stand in awe of the proliferation of boozy and not-so-boozy drinks in pretty packages, with small cans and pastel colors making it difficult to...more
CBD marketers can learn something from the food industry. And it has nothing to do with the regulatory morass around whether CBD can be legally added to foods. It’s about managing the risk of consumer false advertising...more
A federal jury in Illinois recently awarded Dyson, Inc. over $16 million in damages after finding that SharkNinja falsely advertised that its Rotator Powered Lift-Away vacuum was better than Dyson’s best-performing vacuum,...more
The Federal Trade Commission announced last week filing of four consent decrees and an administrative complaint relating to companies selling various personal care products – shampoos, sunscreens, moisturizers – featuring...more
The Federal Trade Commission recently approved a final consent order with Carrot Neurotechnology, Inc. and its co-owners, requiring them to stop making allegedly deceptive claims that their “Ultimeyes” video game app can...more
Please find below the first edition of our monthly newsletter specifically for our clients marketing dietary supplements. We hope this helps you stay out in front of regulatory challenges.
FTC DEVELOPMENTS
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2/24/2016
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Dietary Supplements ,
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Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Food Labeling ,
GMO ,
Misleading Impressions ,
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Native Advertising ,
New Guidance ,
Organic ,
Product Labels
The FTC announced late last week that it resolved its case against the final defendant, Avrom Lasarow, in the “Melanoma Detective” app matters. The FTC alleged that claims that the apps could detect and diagnose melanoma in...more